CONNECT is an international conference focused on dance experiences for early years, and children and young people. The inaugural conference took place on the 15 & 16 November 2013 at the University of Kent. Activity included performances, presentations and master classes, as well as panel discussions on subjects such as ‘Dance, Early Years and Health Inequalities'.

There were 177 participants at CONNECT, a South East Dance conference programmed as part of DanSCe Dialogues 2 in partnership with Gulbenkian - University of Kent, Take Art, Spectacle vivant en Bretagne and Pavilion Dance South West. DanSCe Dialogues 2 is a cross-border co-operation Interreg IV A France (Channel) – England co financed by ERDF.